Singapore Mathematics US Edition, Grades 1 to 6
There
are several important choices to make when you choose Singapore Math.
Do you want to use the
US Edition or the new
Standards Edition?
Do you want to use the
Answer Book or the Instructor's Guide
with the US Edition?
How to
Place Your Child in Singapore Math US Edition.
According to the publisher, the new
Singapore Math Standards Edition
is "an adaptation of Primary Mathematics to meet the Mathematics Contents
Standards for California Public Schools, adopted by the California State Board
of Education in 1997 for grades 1-5 as one of the approved textbooks. It is
similar to the US edition but has some rearrangement of topics and some added
units, primarily in probability and data analysis, negative number, and
coordinate graphing. The standards edition components are not interchangeable
with the US or third edition components."
You
have two choices for finding answers to problems in Levels 1 to 6 of Singapore
Math US Edition. There is no AK or TG is available for the kindergarten level.
The less expensive choice is to purchase the Primary Math
Answer Key Booklet, either for levels 1 to 3 or for levels 4 to 6. It has
answers to the texts and workbooks for the levels it covers. It has answers
only and no instructions for the teacher.
The other choice we offer is the Singapore Primary Math
Home Instructor's Guides. Each level has a two guides--one for A and one for
B. It offers answers and teaching information. While it does not provide
daily lessons, it will give you a suggested amount of time in weeks to spend
on each unit. Since math is highly individualized, this makes sense because
it allows your student to work at his pace.
Singapore Math Home Instructor's Guides
Each Home Instructor's Guide ( U.S. and 3rd Ed.) contains:
Notes to the instructor with some mathematical background for each
section in the textbook;
Objective of each lesson; teaching activities using manipulatives;
Reinforcement activities which often include a game;
Answers to corresponding textbook pages and learning tasks for the
lesson, to be discussed with the student;
Answers to the corresponding workbook exercises.
If your child is in first grade, then start at Level 1.
Placement Tests and Guides can be found at the
publisher's
website for other levels. You can use this information to place
your child in the Singapore Math program. My suggestion is to purchase one
level at a time as your child progresses through the program at his pace.
A Scope and Sequence can also be found at the
publisher's website
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